Immortal (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
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Immortal (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
by Authors:
Christopher Golden , Nancy Holder
Released: 01 May, 2000
ISBN: 0671041754
Mass Market Paperback
Sales Rank: 616874
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$5.99
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Customer Review #1:
 Jhaemans Review
Immortal
lt;br /gt;Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder (1999)
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lt;br /gt;RATING: 3/5 Stakes
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lt;br /gt;SETTING: Season Three
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lt;br /gt;CAST APPEARANCES: Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, Oz, Cordelia, Joyce, Angel, Willy
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lt;br /gt;MAJOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS: Veronique (immortal vampire); Queenie (demon groupie), Catherine, Ephialtes, Konstanti, Pepper Roback (vampires); Triumvirate (demon); Angela Martignetti (1862 Slayer); Peter Toscano (1862 Watcher); Leah Coleman (doctor); Tergazzi (demon), Lucy Hanover (as ghost)
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lt;br /gt;BACK-OF-THE-BOOK SUMMARY: "During a routine slaying, Buffy encounters a vampire named Veronique who knows the Slayers name and can anticipate her attack. One who doesnt have the proper respect for Mr. Pointy. One who cannot die. If slain, she will reincarnate in a new body. An invincible demon is the last thing Buffy needs right now. Joyce Summers is about to undergo a serious operation, calling up all of her daughters fears about her own mortality. Angel wants to comfort Buffy, but her mothers crisis underscores the difference between them: he wil live forever, while she will grow old . . . or die young. Torn between her duties as a daughter and as the Chosen One, Buffy needs the support of her friends to help her solve a rash of grave robberies, head off an influex of new vampires, and take Veronique down once and for all. For Veronique is on a mission-to bring about the unification of her masters, the Triumvirate, into one all-powerful demon that will drink the blood of the last man on earth. . . ."
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lt;br /gt;REVIEW
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lt;br /gt;The best part of Immortal is actually one of the subplots. Foreshadowing Buffy Season 5, Joyce becomes increasingly sick and ends up in the hospital with a cancer scare and facing major surgery. Buffys feelings of uselessness and Joyces attempt to minimize the seriousness of her condition fits in well with the characters personalities. Its powerful stuff and well-written.
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lt;br /gt;The main plot of the book is about a vampire named Veroniques attempts to summon her demon master(s) the Triumvirate. Veronique has a nifty little ability: everytime she gets dusted, she reincarnates in the body of the next vampire sired in the area. Veroniques bad-guy personality is fairly standard, but admittedly its hard to come up with completely original villains. However, the idea that the villains main goal is to summon a giant demon was already pretty over-used at the time the novel was written and now I hope its a plot idea we can lay to rest for future Buffy books.
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lt;br /gt;As usual, Golden and Holder have a strong grasp on the characters personalities and dialogue. Action scenes are crisp and match well with those in the show. I have mixed feelings about the authors penchant for backstory (in this book alone we have scenes set in: ancient Constantinople, 1872 Greece, and 1940s America). Its a handy way to give characters depth and avoid exposition, but at times it can be hard to care about the characters in the flashbacks.
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lt;br /gt;All in all, Immortal is a solid effort but not at the top of the list.
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lt;br /gt;Jhaemans Buffy Reviews (http://www.geocities.com/jhaeman)
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lt;br /gt;(c) 2006 Jeremy Patrick (jhaeman@hotmail.com)
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Customer Review #2:
 Buffys brush with mortality.
Buufy Summers, the Vampire Slayer, has to deal with her mother becoming badly ill, maybe cancer. This couldnt have come a t a worst time because she must deal with the new Big Bad, Veronique. Veronique is a vampire who is truely unique; she is really immortal. Evertime Buffy kills her, she returns the next night in a new body. Buffy and the Scoobie Gang join forces with the ghost of slaer Lucy Hannover to fight Veronique and her unholy plan to bring back a demon.
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lt;br /gt;There is a lot of action and adventures, close calls and cliffhanger that the show is really good at. The action is fast and brutal (sometimes more brutal than they could get away with on TV) and always riviting. But at its heart is the question of mortality. Slayers are known to have very shory life spans. Now she is facing the possibilty that her mother may be dying. On the other side is Angel, who is immortal; well, maybe just long lived because though he is powerful and strong, he can be killed. Veronique is very different, truelly evil she dosent deserve to live, but she dose no matter what Buffy dose. So then the book dwells on fairness. But it is still a horror/adventure book first and formost. Good job (as usual) to Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder.
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Customer Review #3:
Eternal vs. Immortal
OK. So you have your average vampires but along comes Veronique. Veronique is not just your ordinary vampire. Veronique is Immortal. Immortal in the sense of when Mr. Pointy strikes home on Veronique and shes up the next night. Just not in the same body. Veronique worships these demons and in return she earns a certain Immortality. The ability to reincarnate when she is killed. Her mission: To bring her masters to our world and drink the blood of the last man on Earth. Buffy isnt exactly thrilled. I liked this book because it was something different. Usually there are these vamps that are just tough but Veronique cant be defeated.
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